The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25
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EARLY On The morning Of the coolest day I
ever eSpsrieiiSed / boarded the train a. Cot
ton Bloom, Intending 20 20 over % 5.1l S z
Cove to transact business Tor the Bgektg Tug
lgditili, an iitluen tai LOW W y
paper which was at that time running II 4
may use stlch q swift term for allch = SLOW
sheet, at HugHn'a mil, In the battered qo is
there were tive passengers ana pOA o. Nv
taking home Two Of the passengers were
women. One Of themi somewhat ADVANCED
in years, took out short black pipe soon IL
ter the train Started and began TO smoke.
This was to meR cheerful spectacle, for al
though There were lRgies In the car, would
not be compelled 70 fGrego the pleRguTo Of
smoking i lighted a cigar, A wool ly-loolSs
ing fellow with eyes 50 lFateIy thst they naa
msrBion, approached me, and as he pointed
a my ciRHr aaid there were ladies present
Yes, replied, and ] see that one OF
'' 'Safhatls her lookout, - he rajoinsd.
Yes, and is ttnot my look-onth LBmoke7'
mo-
Whose iait fhenF#
Thinking that no must be Joking, ] smiled,
''N0u meenter litter, ~ said he. That lady
IL my aunt, an tho doctOrs have lowed that
gmOkinT II help her. She has to stand her
own smoke, but don't like II when it comes
sep0nd-handed.
threw IL on tine flOor AT first did not know
whether II was my NOUN OF ktlS GAkhI tAlbsb
had been thrown down. But / excused him.
/ am not q eRrping man, q man to hold lgno-
rant people Responsible, / DON'T suppose
that he had ever read a line OF what l had
written, nor Contemplated one single link IN
the vast chain of my thought. By this time
] realized that ] was nearly frozen. There
was no stove in the car.
Tin front, ~ he replied. Have to have
fire, or we COultln' Il raise steam, Think TINS
company wants to run trains without steam 2,
Shortly Rfterward the train stopped. j
o2.iOou ''l'' A'- 'D' ''S"S'-' ",-'
i asked the conductor why he had stopped.
To let the passengers warm themselves I"
he replied. Think this company wants It's
/ looked out and saw the passengers warm
ing themselves at burning lOg-heap. got
out and warmed myself.
'Well, said the conductor, glanolnE mp
at the sun, his about time we was lOEgln'
along. Everybody that's goin' my way, come
Ahedd.n
We had gone about ten miles farther when
the train stopped again.
Fifteen minutes for warmth, q brake
man shouted, and looking out, saw that
tie passengers We're making @ break 1Or an
other burning lCg-heap.
The conductor, after timing himself by
the sun, calico out;
well, feller-Citizens, let's shove"
Hold on g." said the wOOlly fellow, whose
ignorance L hHl BtneIOuhty GACNhEl. 1
have Jest put some pertateTB in the fire to
roast, an if you won't be snRtched, well eat
''AIl right, - the conductor replied, well
wait, Sim, addressing brakeman; there's
@ pOne Of Con-breRd under my seat, wrapped
up in a rag. Go and fetch it. Anybody got
II hainF," the younger woman replied
Muir told me I'd better fetch some, but
didn't low I'd need it,"
I'VE ken git along without it, the con.
duCtOr calamity replied, but wish you had
took yOur mothers advice
After eating a lunch of cOrn-Dread and
roasted potatoes the conductor said thai
wed betbeT be knockin' along" When we
stopped at the next burning lOg-beap, l teL
into conversation with the conductor.
who provides ali these burning log
heaps ?H ] asked.
WY, the company, Of course. Amt yoU
got no more sense than to reckon this com
pnny wants its passengers to freeze ? Whal
WIZ yOu raised, anyhow"
But would ituOt be cheaper to have stOYel
in the eaTs7" asked.
Look here, do you think this COMPANY
stands back for o little expense on mus
have been raised whar folks air sHngy. CONF
on, now, everybody that wants to whiz OVel
the country with me. p"
We reached RileY's Cove, which is only
about sixty miles IRON Cotton Bloom, some
time during the night. l wish it to be dis
tinctly understood tnat ] have not set thlt
down in malice nor do ! intend it to be {
howl against E4FunOpOlies. -0Die =. Read, IL
the A1htLlG21tD 1TaUeiie7'.